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Coincidences and chemical spills

January 16, 2014 · by Brian · in Politics

On the morning of Thursday, January 9, residents of Charleston, West Virginia complained about a licorice-like chemical smell. Within a few hours, West Virginia officials identified the source of the leak as the Freedom Industries chemical storage site. The chemical…

Dick Lugar threatens to hold national security hostage

February 20, 2012 · by Brian · in Politics

Threatening to hold the entire government hostage to his whims has been a go-to strategy for Indiana Congressman Mike Pence. Just a few months ago, Pence threatened to shut own the government over a small percentage of the budget that…

Lugar defends taxpayer-funded lobbying for Keystone XL Pipeline

February 6, 2012 · by Brian · in Politics

Indiana Senator Richard Lugar responded to Representative Henry Waxman’s letter, inquiring into why the state of Indiana was spending taxpayer money to lobby for the Keystone XL Pipeline. Lugar, who has embraced this right-wing cause du jour as he faces…

Hoosier taxpayers foot lobbying bill for foreign company

February 2, 2012 · by Brian · in Politics

Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House’s Energy and Commerce committee, has sent a letter (PDF) to Indiana’s official lobbyist to inquire why Indiana is lobbying for the Keystone XL Pipeline project. From the letter: I have…

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Mitch Daniels and the “culture of secrecy”

June 3, 2010 · by Brian · in Politics

The governor refers to Indiana as the island of prosperity. We’re the island of secrets. – Senate Democrat Leader Vi Simpson On Tuesday, Indiana Senate minority leader Vi Simpson (D-Ellettsville) called out Governor Mitch Daniels and his administration for their…

Baron Hill: the US can’t keep kicking climate change down the road

June 29, 2009 · by Brian · in Politics

Hill did not release a statement, but in an HPI Interview in May, the Seymour Democrat said the United States cannot keep kicking the climate change dilemma down the road. “If we don’t do this in Congress, then the EPA…

GOP Delegation Propagating Cap & Trade Lie

May 27, 2009 · by Brian · in Politics

As reverentandfree pointed out in an earlier diary, Mike Pence is traveling around the country spreading lies (or, in reverentandfree’s gentler terms, “discredited claims”) about the costs of Cap & Trade legislation. However, the problem isn’t limited to Rep. Pence,…

Ball State’s geothermal system

May 9, 2009 · by Brian · in Indiana

“Imagine heating and cooling an entire university campus, not by coal or natural gas, but by the earth itself. That’s the essence of Ball State University’s new geothermal system. When completed, it will be the largest of its kind in…

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